DO Lectures Podcast

David Hieatt chats to one of the world's most awarded creative minds, Graham Fink, about his new course - Fink Different.Today, everything fights for our attention. If you don't outshine the competition, you sink. Graham's online course will teach you how to stand out in this busy world. You will learn to use the extraordinary power of creativity to grow your business, and grow your 'Self'.

David and long-time DO Lectures friend, Duke Stump, caught up on why they think business needs to be done differently. They talk teams, soul and trust - and how the importance of these inspired Duke's unique philosophy on creating more human brands; Bonfire With Soul.

Mark explains how he came to run a small design studio and book publishing company. He provides us with a set of practical design principles (from his handbook 5 simple steps) that he constantly comes back to, changes and refines when he's working on his own projects.Web Designer and Founder of Mark Boulton Design & Five Simple Steps Publishing Mark is a designer, author, speaker and teacher from Wales.Founder of the small design studio, Mark Boulton Design, he pushes pixels for the likes of Al Jazeera, CERN and ESPN, alongside that, he and his team publish books under the guise of Five Simple Steps – a small, scratchy independent publisher for web people.Mark regularly speaks at web design and development conferences such as SXSW, An Event Apart and Web Directions South.Despite living in Wales, Mark doesn't own a smallholding, keep bees, or walk to work. But, he's working on it.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2013.Watch Mark's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/mark-boulton-embrace-change

Winky has been making photographs for as long as she can remember. She has made it her life's work to capture the moments and moods of growing up.Living in Portland Maine with her husband and three children, Winky mostly shoots her kids, their games and the lives they lead in the West End of Portland and on Isle Au Haut, where the family spends its summers.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2016.Watch Winky's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/winky-lewis-take-some-ideas-off-the-back-burner

James Victore runs an independent design studio hell-bent on world domination. He is an author, designer, filmmaker and firestarter.His paintings of expressionist designs can be seen on ceramics, surfboards, billboards and supermodels. Recently described as “part Darth Vader, part Yoda,” Victore is widely known for his timely wisdom and impassioned views about design and it's placed in the world.He expresses these views and teachings through his numerous lectures, workshops, and writings.James' work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is represented in the permanent collections of the museums around the globe. His work was recently published in a monograph titled, “Victore or, Who Died and Made You Boss?” Victore teaches at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.Watch James' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/james-victore-in-the-particular-lies-the-universal-how-to-do-work-that-matters

Robert is the Associate Editor of the Observer, and (among other things) the author of an acclaimed biography of PG Wodehouse, several novels, and a stroke memoir, 'My Year Off'. Currently, he is writing a short book about ageing, death and dying for baby-boomers entitled 'Every Third Thought'. It's work-in-progress, with the subtitle "Observations on the inevitable endgame", but he hopes it's more uplifting and informative than that suggests. It follows on from 'My Year Off'.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.Watch Robert's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/robert-mccrum-my-personal-narrative

Mara is a social innovator and entrepreneur. Her latest venture, The Flow Collective, is a multifaceted platform redefining the culture of entrepreneurship. It includes a design and tech academy that gives people the tools to solve real-world challenges, and a global incubator promoting mindfulness, diversity, and human-centred design. She has led historic incubators and innovation workshops as far away as Cuba and Myanmar, as well as at home in Portland, OR.Previously, Mara served as Global Partnerships Manager for Nike Foundation's Innovation team, working on breakthrough approaches to serving adolescent girls living in poverty. Mara was first introduced to the Nike Foundation during the inaugural Do Lectures USA, where she was a Bloomberg Businessweek Innovation Fellow. At the time she was working to train and support citizen journalists and young filmmakers in conflict, post-conflict, and underreported regions. The DO Lectures inspired her to make her next bold moves, and she is thrilled to share her story in this full-circle moment in the company of brilliant do-ers.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2016.Watch Mara's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/mara-abrams-go-with-the-flow

Tim lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a Creative Director of The Jupiter Drawing Room. I am a strategic creative problem solver with over 14 years of experience at some of South Africa's top creative agencies. I believe that creativity pointed in the right direction can change not only a business but the world.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2017.Watch Tim's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/tim-beckerling-creativity-isnt-a-solo-mission

Ella shares with us how she conquers fear and embraces bravery in a society that constantly fools us into thinking that we do not have the ability to create our own lives. The essence of a human being is to create.Ella uploaded her first YouTube video in 2011; five years later, she has become a compassionate Vegan with a mission to inspire us all to live more. Co-founder of @StoriesBehindThing and founder of We Need To Live More.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2017.Watch Ella's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/ella-grace-denton-the-life-changing-magic-of-being-brave

Ian tells us how he got through those tough moment by just being himself. We can think and look for jobs, but there is more to life than that. The world is your oyster, go grab it!Starting his career as a young club and jazz drummer, Ian then went on to joining Al Murray, Keith Keough, Stuart Warmington, and Al Kitching to found the British Drum Company. When not touring or recording with Kasabian, Ian still often plays small jazz and funk gigs in and around his hometown of Bristol.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.Watch Ian's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/ian-matthews-just-be-you

Marion tells us that there is no such thing as right or wrong when you draw, how we should use our energy to create a network and most importantly - if all else fails why we should not give up.Marion works with major design and advertising agencies, publishes illustrated children's books and has created a much-loved style of hand-lettering. Her work has graced the covers of Penguin Books, the pages of the Guardian and New York Magazine. Marion believes anyone can be taught how to draw, or at the very least, learn to enjoy the process of making art.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.Watch Marion's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/marion-deuchars-art-made-me-feel-more-confident

Jack Harries is a Filmmaker and Photographer. He is also one half of JacksGap an online blog and video project born out of a love of travelling and storytelling.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2017.Watch Jack's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/jack-harries-we-are-all-good-at-fiction

How would we behave differently if our culture mimicked that of nature? Imagine a world where the companies, cities and nature were functionally indistinguishable?As CEO of the fascinating Biomimicry 3.8 group (or as they like to say…a cast of nature circus performers), Chris reveals a new set of principles that are reshaping how we design, behave and flourish.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2011.Watch Chris' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/chris-allen-nature-as-a-mentor

Margaret Mead would have loved Orren.  A soulful and gifted young man who has done more to help make a positive impact by 15 than most folks do in a lifetime.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2012.Watch Orren's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/orren-fox-barefoot-bee-keeper

Glen Peters was born in India and grew up in a railway colony near Calcutta. He emigrated with his parents to London and took a degree in Chemistry and later a PhD in information management.In the 80's he joined Price Waterhouse where he consulted with many of the world's largest companies up until last year.In 1995, he and his wife began an accidental journey which has resulted in a love affair with Wales the transformation of a half-derelict mansion in Pembrokeshire to a centre for the arts and the soon to be home of Pembrokeshire's first solar farm.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.Watch Glen's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/glen-peters-how-to-build-a-solar-farm

Michael created the concept of “Cradle to Cradle” as a young chemist and, in 2002, with his American friend Bill McDonough, the bestseller 'Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things' was published.He founded the chemistry division of Greenpeace. His first-class science mind leaves him sceptical about many popular environmental solutions.Braungart is constantly explaining how much we need to know if we are to make the world a better place. And how much detail we already do know but which we sometimes stubbornly ignore.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2008.Watch Michael's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/michael-braungart-why-less-bad-isnt-better

Working with Digital Democracy to develop mobile tools and training for remote communities to document environmental contamination and human rights abuses.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2009.Watch Gregor's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/gregor-maclennan-how-technology-can-bare-witness

How my life and the stories of those I've documented have taught me that our darkest time can bear the greatest rewards. That whilst we often avoid change, it's the change that enables us to grow.—Recorded live as part of our online Live Lecture Series in 2020.Watch Giles' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/giles-duley-change-growth-and-resilience

Liz is the Director at Mittagundi, an outdoor education centre established with the belief that young people, mountains, purposeful work and challenges are natural partners. Mittagundi is situated on a 400-acre property near the old gold mining town of Glen Valley, on the Upper Mitta Mitta River, north of Omeo, in Victoria, Australia.—Recorded live at the global event in Victoria, Australia in 2015.Watch Liz's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/liz-leyshan-the-importance-of-perserverance

Alistair Smith has been described as “the UK's leading trainer in modern learning methods” training educators, parents and developers in the UK and abroad.As Chair of Alite, he helps design and delivers their extensive training and development support programmes for schools. This includes the acclaimed, ‘Going to Outstanding and Beyond.' Alistair's highly respected and award-winning Accelerated Learning model has been used in classrooms as a means of raising pupil motivation and achievement.Alistair also has a dual career in professional sport. He is the designated learning consultant to the English Football Association where, on behalf of their 50,000 students, he helps modernise training and coaching provision.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.Watch Alistair's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/alistair-smith-why-we-need-to-change-how-we-learn

International consultant in creativity and innovation in education. Kate's expertise lies in raising the profile of inspiring initiatives, with a particular focus on startups and building strong partnerships with a social purpose. Her passion lies in engaging youth voice, and through this work has been awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Education Empowerment.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2017.Watch Kate's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/kate-robinson-labelled-hopeless

Adam Stofsky is the founder and executive director of the New Media Advocacy Project (N-Map). Adam discovered the power of new media advocacy when working in Nigeria on a massive forced eviction case, which had been stalled in court for fourteen years.He produced a documentary, advised by local lawyers, which allowed the evictees to tell their story and advance their case.Adam continued to develop his new media advocacy ideas at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, where he used new media to secure positive results for Katrina victims, employment discrimination plaintiffs, and minority voters.He is a graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2012.Watch Adam's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/adam-stofsky-a-lawyer-with-heart

Andy was appointed Director of Shopping Centre Management of Scentre Group in June 2014. Prior to the establishment of Scentre Group, he was the Director of Shopping Centre Management for Westfield Australia, since joining in October 2007. Andy was previously with FMCG company, Reckitt Benckiser for 20 years in various management roles in Canada and the UK, and as Senior Vice President and Regional Director for ANZ region.A wise executive with a keen interest and focus on Leadership, Andy is active across Social Media, evangelising great business practices. He also generously provides support, guidance and time for others, strengthening communities and connecting relevant people to enhance their work and lives.Andy is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK) and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.—Recorded live at the global event in Victoria, Australia in 2015.Watch Andy's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/andy-hedges-journeys-of-leadership

Taylor Davidson helps entrepreneurs build innovative ideas into remarkable companies, working with consumer and enterprise businesses in digital media, imagery, mobile, and more. He has invested and advised a number of early-stage startups throughout his career as a venture capitalist, consultant, advisor, and mentor.Taylor was formerly an early-stage venture capitalist at a US-based advertising agency, where in addition to investing in startups he co-created an internal educational program about venture capital and entrepreneurship and co-curated the book Creative Entrepreneurship to share this educational goal with anyone in the world. Over 12,000 entrepreneurs have downloaded one of his template financial models for startups.He is also a professional photographer (@tdavidson on Instagram), focusing on business and event photography for clients like Clinton Global Initiative, The Economist, CNN, The Rockefeller Foundation, and many others.—Recorded live at the global event in Victoria, Australia in 2015.Watch Taylor's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/taylor-davidson-acknowledge-process

Brian Robertson is an experienced entrepreneur, CEO, and organisational pioneer best known for his work developing Holacracy, an organisational operating system that concretely embodies the agile, transparent capacities called for in today's turbulent times.First incubated at an award-winning fast-growth software company Brian launched at age 23 and led for seven years, Holacracy continues to develop and spread under the stewardship of HolacracyOne, which Brian co-founded to help other change agents bring this purpose-driven evolutionary operating system to organizations across the globe.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.Watch Brian's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/brian-robertson-imagine-a-company-without-a-boss

Neil Denny is a collaborative lawyer, trainer and author. He is the author of Conversational Riffs and The Collaborative Law Companion.His third book, Grudgeology is currently being written. He is the Director of Learning and Development for allLD Ltd.Neil has dedicated his work to equipping people to understand this thing called conflict, how it leads us to act and how we might be more effective in the face of it. The goal? To transform families, communities and organisations. Neil speaks frequently across England, Wales and North America.He lives in Bath with his wife, two children. And their guinea pigs.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.Watch Neil's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/neil-denny-how-to-enable-conflict

We are all in a pause now.How do we make sense of that and how do we make the most of it?How can we use this time constructively and creatively, to set new priorities or ask new questions?How are we responding and how else might we respond?Rob shares what he learned in writing his book ‘DO Pause' to turn the situation of being in lockdown during Covid-19 to our advantage.—Recorded live as part of our online Live Lecture Series in 2020.Watch Rob's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/rob-poynton-why-we-all-need-to-pause-right-now

Tim spent more than a decade in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, ending up as Client Services Director of the global advertising agency BBDO.He then co-founded a retail business that achieved a turnover of £17 million. Selling the business in 1992, Tim has built up a portfolio of interests.He set up, and Chairs, three Think Tanks for Chief Executives, including the Sports and Leisure Industry, with CEO from brands such as Nike, Reebok, and Adidas.Tim's latest book, published in 2009, entitled You Can Be As Young As You Think. It is an uplifting and practical guide to moving from Old Brained, anxious, defensive, closed, thinking, to Young Brained, creative, enthusiastic and open thinking.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.Watch Tim's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/tim-drake-how-young-is-your-brain

As a teenager unsure of what he wanted to do, Joe opted for something manly – Engineering.Fed up with that, he jumped at the chance of a year's work experience in Africa. Came back and moved to London. After a number of years, he knew he had to face up to what interested me most – human beings, their experiences, issues and directions in life.He embarked on Counselling and Career Guidance courses. Over the years Joe has worked with a few thousand teenagers and adults helping them discover their own identity, thus empowering them to choose fulfilling, purposeful, personally meaningful and successful paths' in life.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.Watch Joe's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/joe-casey-how-school-leavers-can-learn-how-to-make-the-right-career-choice

Phil Parker is an internationally renowned lecturer, therapist and innovator in the field of personal development.He has also changed the lives of thousands of people by designing the groundbreaking Lightning Process® seminars.He has been lecturing in NLP, Self-hypnosis and Hypnosis, Life Coaching and Osteopathy, at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, since the early 1980s.He is the Director of The Phil Parker Training Institute where he researches and designs programmes, and trains students.He is well known for his encouraging, entertaining and stimulating style of teaching, and his ability to break down complex ideas so that they are easily communicable and understandable.Phil now runs an internationally renowned practise based in London; people from all over the world and all walks of life, including actors, celebrities and sports personalities are drawn to his practice and his work has been translated into a number of languages.His core principle is that people are geniuses with amazing skills, qualities and talents, and he hopes he can help as many people as possible to find that out about themselves.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2010.Watch Phil's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/phil-parker-why-the-words-you-say-to-yourself-matter

After studying at Oxford, Robert worked in a number of London best and most colourfully named advertising agencies before leaving to travel the world.He ended up in Spain, from where he never quite made it home. A serendipitous meeting (in Portland, Oregon) gave him away to make work into play (and play into work). The result was On Your Feet, which uses ideas and methods derived from improv theatre to help people work together better.Robert Poynton is an Associate Fellow of Oxford University's Saïd Business School where he contributes, using improvisation, to a number of executive leadership programmes.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2011.Watch Rob's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/robert-poynton-beyond-control-a-complex-world-demands-the-ability-to-improvise

James was a promising marine at the age of 20, one year later he was sentenced to 15 years to life after a deadly confrontation with a drug dealer. Prison became survival and the first few years he was in isolation, he shared a recreation yard with death row inmates, including Stanley ‘Tookie' Williams, founder of the notorious Crips gang in Los Angeles. When James was allowed to rejoin the prison's general population in 1987, he took advantage of the opportunity to make more of his life.Almost three years out of prison now, James smile tells the story. He completed his BS in psychology shortly after release, graduating summa cum laude. Now his days are filled with helping people from all walks of life as a drug and alcohol counsellor in Napa and Sonoma Counties, a career inspired by his mother, who passed away in 2012. He also serves as a lead facilitator for the Alternatives to Violence Project in Santa Rosa. In February James was honoured with the unsung hero award for compassion, presented to him by the Dalai Lama for his work founding a program in prison to tutor inmates.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2014.Watch James' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/james-alexander-a-changed-man

Long, slow, solo expeditions. Author. Speaker. Filmmaker. Educator. Trainee Psychotherapist. Mum to three donkeys.Sarah Outen is an adventurer by land and sea. Her most recent major expedition was a 4.5-year bid to loop the planet using human power - rowing across oceans, cycling across continents and kayaking the bits in between. An advocate of getting outside, Sarah is all about sharing the good energy and spirit of the outdoors and adventure.—Recorded live as part of our online Live Lecture Series in 2020.Watch Sarah's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/sarah-outen-what-500-days-alone-on-the-ocean-taught-me-about-solitude

A breathwork session with Michael Townsend Williams, author of DO Breathe.Your breath is the connection between your mind and body.By changing your breathing, you can calm your mind, relax your body and refresh your energy levels.Michael will share a number of useful breathing techniques to manage during these difficult times.How to reset your breathing to recentre yourself.How to find your optimum breathing rate to balance your nervous system.How to energise yourself to get over a hump.How to focus your mind to get stuff done.How to relax deeply to switch off when you need to.Learn how you can make your breath your constant companion, every day.Just find somewhere comfortable to sit - cross-legged, kneeling or seated in a chair - and do what you can to remove any distractions or background noise.—Recorded live as part of our online Live Lecture Series in 2020.Watch Michael's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/michael-townsend-williams-breathe-yourself-better

Leaving years of Zen monastic training and yet keeping the vow to carry the Bodhisattva spirit, insight and kindness, into the world and workplace was her vision and aspiration.Stepping out from a monastery into a corporate setting … unique courage.Now recognised as a pioneer in integrating the principles and practices of Buddhist teachings into leadership development and organisational transformation.Pam will share the teachings and impact of mindfulness in an accessible, down-to-earth practice that suits the unique issues and concerns of our time.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2011.Watch Pam's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/pam-weiss-presence

Hall Newbegin, a hiker, mushroom-forager, wildflower enthusiast and all-around wilderness freak, founded the wilderness fragrance company Juniper Ridge in December of 1998.Hall began bottling the various scents of the West by harvesting plants while on hikes and then distilling them in his kitchen to create natural fragrances that he would sell at local farmer's markets in Berkeley and San Francisco. Now with a total of 20 onboard with him at Juniper Ridge, the company has grown but still holds onto its original mission: to bring the quiet and potentially transformative experience of being deep in the mountains into people's homes and daily lives.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2015.Watch Hall's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/hall-newbegin-let-your-freak-flag-fly

In 1981, long before the world got hooked on green juices and chia seeds, Romy opened a small natural health and beauty shop in London's Covent Garden. And Neal's Yard Remedies was born. She saw it decades before everyone. Now spending her time at her 300 acres mixed organic farm set in the rolling hills of East Devon. A real pioneer.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2018.Watch Romy's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/romy-fraser-how-to-believe-in-your-own-magic

With more than 200,000 children in shelters across America on any given day, Tyrone decided to do something about it and started NoAppFee.com. For this creative thinker, a career setback became a life-changer.Tyrone wanted to be a firefighter but during a training accident, he suffered a debilitating injury that cost him his dream, his health and nearly his life. He eventually found himself homeless, living in a shelter and volunteering to help find housing for homeless families.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2015.Watch Tyrone's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/tyrone-poole-fall-down-seven-times-stand-up-eight

Jan Stewart is passionate about quiet and expanding awareness, and sharing that consciousness in collaborative workspaces. Her fundamental passion is contributing to the evolution of consciousness and culture through service. Her expertise and passion are focused on serving customers. Jan's work is underpinned by supporting individuals and teams to recognise, and bring to life, their authentic selves, their skills and abilities, and to relate their strengths to serve their customers, clients and members.Jan played an important role in bringing co-working spaces, Hub Melbourne, Hub Sydney and HubAdelaide to life and to be thriving workspaces for many. She is a champion for B Corporation Australia and was instrumental in Hub Australia being the fourth B Corp in Australia.We are excited to have Jan at Do Lectures Australia to share her message about the power of quiet and expanding awareness.—Recorded live at the global event in Victoria, Australia in 2014.Watch Jan's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/jan-stewart-the-juxtaposition-of-our-inner-and-outer-work

In 2010, the radiant Maggie Doyne gave a DO Lectures talk in Cardigan, Wales that inspired us all.This year Maggie will be attending as a guest and one of her students, Anjali, will share a powerful story of finding an education, and a home, in a place where life can be rather difficult.A talk not to be missed.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2012.Watch Anjali's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/anjali-karki-little-miss-sunshine

Brave meningitis boy Luca Williams was so sick his body swelled to twice his normal size at the height of his illness. Distraught parents Mo Syed and Sian Williams had never been through anything so tough in their lives, and then they had to tell their beloved son he was going to lose his limbs.The plan is that the For Luca campaign will raise £1.5m that can be used to help Luca with prosthetic limbs throughout his life.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2014.Watch Mo's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/mo-syed-raise-your-hand-in-support

Steve Larosiliere is the Founder and President of STOKED, a youth development agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles that uses a combination of action sports (snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing), mentoring, and after-school programs to empower teens to be successful leaders in their community.Through STOKED, Steve's work has appeared in the New Yorker Magazine, ESPN, Huffington Post, Oprah Magazine, NY Times, Nylon Magazine, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, and Transworld Business. STOKED was voted to the charity of the Week by Time Out NY and was voted to the NY 100 (100 most innovative businesses in NY).In 2010 Steve was honoured as a Hometown Hero in New York and given the Mentoring Award for his work with New York City youth.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2013.Watch Steve's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/steve-larosiliere-opportunity-knocks

At the age of 13, Brad's parents told him he could do anything he wanted with his life. He took it literally and did the thing he loved the most – whitewater kayaking.By 18 he was living his dream; he had signed on as Nike's first sponsored whitewater kayaker, was on the cover of Outside Magazine, travelling the globe in search of first descents on remote rivers, and filming with the largest production companies in the outdoor industry.Despite all of his success, something was missing. Brad felt he needed to find a way to share the bounty of positive effects whitewater kayaking had had on his life by giving the gift of outdoor adventure to others who needed it more. He settled on young adults with cancer after watching his Aunt fight the disease a few years earlier and First Descents was born.Thirteen years later, First Descents–an organisation that provides free outdoor adventure therapy to young adults with cancer–has helped over 2,000 young adults live beyond their disease by providing them with free multi-day adventure experiences.—Recorded live at the global event in California, USA in 2013.Watch Brad's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/brad-ludden-waterman-with-soul

An award-winning author, climber, explorer and occasional dustman.In 1987, when he was supposed to be studying to get into university, Paul Deegan discovered that Everest Base Camp had turned into a rubbish dump. So he decided to do something about it.A year later, aged 18, Paul became the world's highest dustman when he co-led a 47-strong team that dealt with the mountain of litter that had accumulated at the foot of the world's highest peak.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2009.Watch Paul's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/paul-deegan-whats-stopping-you-from-do-ing

Michael was born in East London in 1968, left school in 1984 and never had a proper job. He started surfing in 1986 whilst living in Queensland during a six-year global wander. He returned home to study anthropology in his mid-twenties and became obsessed with war zones, waves and London. Throughout the nineties, he scratched a living by writing about all these things. By the middle of that decade, he scored a jumped-up title on the flannel panel at Dazed and Confused, and used that as a magic carpet to take him to places where he could indulge his various obsessions.In 1999 he launched Adrenalin Magazine, thereby blagging his way around the world for another six years. In 2002 Michael married Lucy. They were blessed with three children in five years, in the middle of which time they moved to Somerset to live in a tiny village dominated by the Church Wardens and 300 head of cattle.Whilst his fellow villagers are convinced he is on a Witness Protection Programme, he published The September Project in 2007 and The Book of Surfing: the killer guide to surf culture in 2008. Michael is currently writing a novel set in California in the year 1969, as well as a series of stories about Kosovo and Bosnia, and loads of travel, interviews and other types of hackery.He is considering going back to study theology.No, really.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2008.Watch Michael's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/michael-fordham-the-soul-of-a-surfer

Spending over 4 years cycling around the world, 46,000 miles, 60 countries and 5 continents. Most recently Alastair walked, rowed, ran, busked, trekked to all corners of the world, including the completion of one of his pioneering micro-adventures. Being named as one of National Geographic's 2012 Adventurers of the Year.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2018.Watch Alastair's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/alastair-humphreys-how-to-live-adventurously-every-day

Richard Askwith is a desk-bound southern journalist – based in Northamptonshire – whose life was changed by a mid-life encounter with the unforgiving northern sport of fell-running.A decade-and-a-half of running, stumbling, shivering and getting lost in Britain's wildest mountains provided the raw material for his best-selling book, 'Feet in the Clouds: a Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession'.He is now working on a book about how big business and big government have between them squeezed most of the spontaneity out of running – and how ordinary people can reclaim their freedom and rediscover the joy of natural running.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2012.Watch Richard's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/richard-askwith-why-going-down-mountains-is-harder-than-going-up

Former Head of Design at Nokia, Rhys started Omata from a shed in Venice Beach California. The two-man start-up has successfully launched the world's first analogue GPS speedometer.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2016.Watch Rhys' full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/rhys-newman-great-teams-build-great-products

He wrote a 22-page argument about why he should be home-schooled and gave it to his dad. He then showed it to the headteacher who also agreed it was best. Now, aged 15 years old, he is being educated at home. And in his free time is working on two start-ups that he hopes will use blockchain technology to disrupt an industry or two.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2018.Watch Angelo's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/angelo-morgan-somers-catch-the-flame

Jay Rogers is a modern-day Henry Ford. He is going to change the car industry.He has created a community company that will spark a revolution in this capital and time-intensive industry.He is changing both things with a revolutionary approach to the industry.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2010.Watch Jay's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/jay-rogers-can-a-community-design-a-car

Euan Semple is one of the few people in the world who can turn the complex world of social networking into something we can all understand. And, at the same time, learn how to get the most from it.He is a one-man digital upgrade option for us all to download.This world is changing fast, but he makes sense of it because he understands that the core basics remain the same: community, learning, interaction.He is a master story-teller who offers a host of practical tales about how this new world can work for humans. Assuming, you are one.—Recorded live at the global event in Cardigan, west Wales in 2010.Watch Euan's full talk here: www.thedolectures.com/talks/euan-semple-why-social-network-mess-can-benefit-your-business